de·tain /dɪˈten, di-/
 (vt.)扣留,扣押,阻止


 De·tain v. t. [imp. & p. p. Detained p. pr. & vb. n. Detaining.]
 1. To keep back or from; to withhold.
    Detain not the wages of the hireling.   --Jer. Taylor.
 2. To restrain from proceeding; to stay or stop; to delay; as, we were detained by an accident.
    Let us detain thee, until we shall have made ready a kid for thee.   --Judges xiii. 15.
 3. To hold or keep in custody.
 Syn: -- To withhold; retain; stop; stay; arrest; check; retard; delay; hinder.


 De·tain, n. Detention. [Obs.]

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 detain
      v 1: deprive of freedom; take into confinement [syn: confine]
           [ant: free]
      2: stop or halt; "Please stay the bloodshed!" [syn: stay, delay]
      3: cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by
         the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't
         want to perform" [syn: delay, hold up] [ant: rush]